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HB2097 • 2026

TennCare

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15, relative to ambulances.

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Sponsor
Reedy, Yager
Last action
2026-04-14
Official status
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details about the creation or allocation to a new fund, so this claim was removed.

TennCare Ambulance Service Assessment Extension

This bill extends an annual assessment for ground ambulance services and changes the penalty for unpaid assessments in Tennessee.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the deadline for paying the annual assessment for ground ambulance services to June 30, 2027.
  • Changes the penalty for not paying the assessment on time from $50 per day to 5% of the amount owed each month.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Ambulance providers in Tennessee who must pay an annual assessment.
  • The state government, which will collect and manage the funds from these assessments.

Terms To Know

annual assessment
A yearly fee that ambulance providers have to pay.
principal amount owed
The main part of a debt or payment, not including interest or penalties.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens after June 30, 2027.
  • It is unclear how the new penalty will affect ambulance providers who cannot pay on time.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  2. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026

  3. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  4. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/14/2026

  5. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  6. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  7. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/6/2026

  8. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026

  9. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  10. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  11. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2026

  12. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2026

  13. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/1/2026

  14. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

  15. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  17. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  18. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/24/2026

  19. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/24/2026

  20. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  21. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/17/2026

  22. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  23. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/17/2026

  24. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  25. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  27. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/10/2026

  28. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  29. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  30. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee

  31. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  32. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Approved by Delayed Bills Committee

  33. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Tenncare Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  34. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Tenncare Subcommittee

  35. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee

  36. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  37. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  38. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee

  39. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2221
By Yager

HOUSE BILL 2097
By Reedy
HB2097
012649
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71,
Chapter 5, Part 15, relative to ambulances.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 71-5-1506(a), is amended by
deleting the language "fifty dollars ($50.00) per calendar day for each day" and substituting
instead the language "five percent (5%) of the principal amount owed per month for each
month".
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 71-5-1509, is amended by deleting
the language "June 30, 2026" and substituting instead the language "June 30, 2027".
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.